Aston Villa played the 1934–35 English football season in the Football League First Division. This was manager Jimmy McMullan's first season having been appointed as manager when Billy Smith retired at the end of the previous season.[1][2]
The new year saw Aston Villa draw 1–1 away to Derby County, Eric Houghton scoring Villa's goal, leaving the club in 12th position.[3]
In the Second City derby Villa lost away and could only manage a draw at home.[4]
There were debuts for George Beeson, Jimmy Allen, Fred Butcher, Jimmy McLuckie and Frank Broome.[5]
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 42 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 41 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 40 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 39 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Squad statistics
Appearances
- Harry Morton, 43 appearances
- Eric Houghton, 42 appearances
- George Beeson, 41 appearances
- Danny Blair, 38 appearances
- Billy Kingdon, 36 appearances
- Jimmy Allen, 34 appearances
- Dai Astley, 33 appearances
- Tommy Gardner, 32 appearances
- Arthur Cunliffe, 26 appearances
- Pongo Waring, 25 appearances
- Ronnie Dix 24 appearances
- Joe Beresford, 23 appearances
- Jimmy Gibson, 12 appearances
- Bob Brocklebank, 12 appearances
- Archie Watkins, 11 appearances
- Alec Talbot, 10 appearances
- Reg Chester, 10 appearances
- Frank Broome, 7 appearances
- Tommy Mort, 5 appearances
- Billy Simpson, 3 appearances
- Fred Butcher, 2 appearances
- Jimmy McLuckie, 1 appearance
- George Brown, 1 appearance
- Tommy Wood, 1 appearance
- Ernie Callaghan, 1 appearance [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Jimmy McMullan Dead". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ News in Brief 12 May 1934 The Times
- ^ Results And Tables The Times 7 January 1935
- ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
- ^ AVFC History: 1934-35 season
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